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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Research could lead to biodegradable computer chipsPortable electronics - typically made of non-renewable, non-biodegradable and potentially toxic materials - are discarded at an alarming rate in consumers' pursuit of the next best electronic gadget.http://phys.org/news/2015-05-biodegradable-chips.html
Semiconductors Tue, 26 May 2015 12:24:07 EDTnews351861832Laser technology advances microchip productionA new process for cutting silicon wafers could streamline the production of smaller and more powerful microchips for electronic devices.http://phys.org/news/2015-05-laser-technology-advances-microchip-production.html
Optics & Photonics Wed, 20 May 2015 09:20:02 EDTnews351331032Ultralow-power RFID transponder chip in thin-film transistor technology on plasticAt this week's IEDM 2014, held in San Francisco, California, nanoelectronics research center imec demonstrated an ultra-low power RFID transponder chip. Operating at sub 1V voltage and realized in thin-film transistor technology (TFTs) on plastic film, the chip paves the way for universal sensing applications, such as item level RFID tagging, body area networks (BAN) and environmental monitoring, that require prolonged remote autonomy, and ultimate thinness, flexibility and robustness.http://phys.org/news/2014-12-ultralow-power-rfid-transponder-chip-thin-film.html
Semiconductors Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:46:16 EDTnews338107569Breakthrough in light sources for new quantum technologyOne of the most promising technologies for future quantum circuits are photonic circuits, i.e. circuits based on light (photons) instead of electrons (electronic circuits). First, it is necessary to create a stream of single photons and control their direction. Researchers around the world have made all sorts of attempts to achieve this, but now scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute have succeeded in creating a steady stream of photons emitted one at a time and in a particular direction.http://phys.org/news/2014-08-breakthrough-sources-quantum-technology.html
Quantum Physics Fri, 29 Aug 2014 02:00:01 EDTnews328458588Electronic chip zooms in on explosivesA new electronic chip with microscopic chemical sensors can detect explosives in the air at concentrations as low as a few molecules per 1,000 trillion, its Israeli developers said Tuesday.http://phys.org/news/2014-06-electronic-chip-explosives.html
Analytical Chemistry Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:40:01 EDTnews322830591Molybdenite diodes that can emit light or absorb it to produce electricityAfter using it to develop a computer chip, flash memory device and photographic sensor, EPFL scientists have once again tapped into the electronic potential of molybdenite (MoS2) by creating diodes that can emit light or absorb it to produce electricity.http://phys.org/news/2014-04-molybdenite-diodes-emit-absorb-electricity.html
Nanophysics Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:30:01 EDTnews317628407Researchers produce first ever atom-by-atom simulation of ALD nanoscale film growthResearchers at Tyndall National Institute, Ireland, have produced the first ever atom-by-atom simulation of nanoscale film growth by atomic layer deposition (ALD) – a thin-film technology used in the production of silicon chips.http://phys.org/news/2014-02-atom-by-atom-simulation-ald-nanoscale-growth.html
Nanophysics Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:10:03 EDTnews310895850Ballistic transport in graphene suggests new type of electronic deviceUsing electrons more like photons could provide the foundation for a new type of electronic device that would capitalize on the ability of graphene to carry electrons with almost no resistance even at room temperature – a property known as ballistic transport.http://phys.org/news/2014-02-ballistic-graphene-electronic-device.html
Nanophysics Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:00:01 EDTnews310826741Ultra-flexible chip can be wrapped around a hairScientists in Switzerland said Tuesday they can create electronic chips so flexible they can be wrapped around a human hair.http://phys.org/news/2014-01-ultra-flexible-chip-hair.html
Engineering Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:28:17 EDTnews308323681Spinoff to introduce ultrasonic gesture recognition for small devices (w/ Video)(Phys.org) —A group of research engineers at the University of California has been working on new technology to allow electronic devices to recognize hand gestures, similar to Microsoft's Kinect—with a major difference. Instead of using light, the new technology is based on sound waves. The group is currently forming a spinoff company to develop and market the technology, called Chirp Microsystems (the technology itself is called simply Chirp).http://phys.org/news/2013-11-spinoff-ultrasonic-gesture-recognition-small.html
Hi Tech & Innovation Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:20:01 EDTnews302518247Hynix posts record operating profit in third quarterSouth Korean chipmaker SK Hynix on Tuesday posted a record operating profit in the third quarter to September, boosted by strong demand from phone manufacturers and higher chip prices.http://phys.org/news/2013-10-hynix-profit-quarter.html
Business Tue, 29 Oct 2013 04:20:02 EDTnews302238653'Accelerator on a chip' demonstratedIn an advance that could dramatically shrink particle accelerators for science and medicine, researchers used a laser to accelerate electrons at a rate 10 times higher than conventional technology in a nanostructured glass chip smaller than a grain of rice.http://phys.org/news/2013-09-chip.html
Nanophysics Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:00:01 EDTnews299500727A first: Stanford engineers build computer using carbon nanotube technologyA team of Stanford engineers has built a basic computer using carbon nanotubes, a semiconductor material that has the potential to launch a new generation of electronic devices that run faster, while using less energy, than those made from silicon chips.http://phys.org/news/2013-09-stanford-carbon-nanotube-technology.html
Nanophysics Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:00:06 EDTnews299305376Applied Materials in takeover of Tokyo Electron (Update 2)Chip-making equipment manufacturer Applied Materials is acquiring Tokyo Electron Ltd., a rival maker of equipment for production of semiconductors, flat panel displays and solar panels.http://phys.org/news/2013-09-materials-takeover-tokyo-electron.html
Semiconductors Tue, 24 Sep 2013 06:59:45 EDTnews299224773Graphene photodetector integrated into computer chipThe novel material graphene and its technological applications are studied at the Vienna University of Technology. Now scientists succeeded in combining graphene light detectors with semiconductor chips.http://phys.org/news/2013-09-graphene-photodetector-chip.html
Nanomaterials Mon, 16 Sep 2013 07:48:55 EDTnews298536518Teleportation with engineered quantum systemsA team of University of Queensland physicists has transmitted an atom from one location to another inside an electronic chip.http://phys.org/news/2013-09-teleportation-quantum.html
Quantum Physics Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:30:51 EDTnews298197040Cost-saving computer chips get smaller than everNot so long ago, a computer filled a whole room and radio receivers were as big as washing machines. In recent decades, electronic devices have shrunk considerably in size and this trend is expected to continue, leading to enormous cost and energy savings, as well as increasing speed.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-cost-saving-chips-smaller.html
Semiconductors Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:30:03 EDTnews296806202Image-processing 1,000 times faster is goal of new $5M contractLoosely inspired by a biological brain's approach to making sense of visual information, a University of Michigan researcher is leading a project to build alternative computer hardware that could process images and video 1,000 times faster with 10,000 times less power than today's systems—all without sacrificing accuracy.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-image-processing-faster-goal-5m.html
Computer Sciences Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:43:22 EDTnews295861296Teleported by electronic circuit: Physicists 'beam' informationETH-researchers cannot "beam" objects or humans of flesh and blood through space yet, a feat sometimes alluded to in science fiction movies. They managed, however, to teleport information from A to B – for the first time in an electronic circuit, similar to a computer chip.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-teleported-electronic-circuit-physicists.html
Quantum Physics Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:34:16 EDTnews295709644Samsung faces Brazil lawsuit over labor conditions (Update)Samsung Electronics Co. is facing a lawsuit from Brazil's government seeking damages over poor working conditions on the company's assembly lines, prosecutors said.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-samsung-brazil-lawsuit-labor-conditions.html
Business Wed, 14 Aug 2013 03:06:51 EDTnews295668396New electron beam writer enables next-gen biomedical and information technologies(Phys.org) —The new electron beam writer housed in the Nano3 cleanroom facility at the Qualcomm Institute is important for electrical engineering professor Shadi Dayeh's two major areas of research. He is developing next-generation, nanoscale transistors for integrated electronics; and he is developing neural probes that have the capacity to extract electrical signals from individual brain cells and transmit the information to a prosthetic device or computer. Achieving this level of signal extraction or manipulation requires tiny sensors spaced very closely together for the highest resolution and signal acquisition. Enter the new electron beam writer.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-electron-writer-enables-next-gen-biomedical.html
Nanophysics Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:40:01 EDTnews295604415Samsung now mass producing industry's fastest embedded memorySamsung Electronics announced today that it is mass producing the world's fastest embedded memory – the industry's first eMMC 5.0 devices – in 16 gigabyte (GB), 32GB and 64GB densities for next-generation smartphones and tablets.http://phys.org/news/2013-07-samsung-mass-industry-fastest-embedded.html
Hardware Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:57:51 EDTnews294397048Speed limit set for ultrafast electrical switchResearchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have clocked the fastest-possible electrical switching in magnetite, a naturally magnetic mineral. Their results could drive innovations in the tiny transistors that control the flow of electricity across silicon chips, enabling faster, more powerful computing devices.http://phys.org/news/2013-07-limit-ultrafast-electrical.html
General Physics Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:00:06 EDTnews294230848Delayed Shield game gadget to hit market on July 31Graphics chip star NVIDIA has set a July 31 release date for its Shield handheld gaming and entertainment device powered by Google's Android software.http://phys.org/news/2013-07-shield-game-gadget-july.html
Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:30:01 EDTnews293769901Desktop printing at the nano levelA new low-cost, high-resolution tool is primed to revolutionize how nanotechnology is produced from the desktop, according to a new study by Northwestern University researchers.http://phys.org/news/2013-07-desktop-nano.html
Nanophysics Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:20:02 EDTnews293433099Silicon oxide memories transcend a hurdleA Rice University laboratory pioneering memory devices that use cheap, plentiful silicon oxide to store data has pushed them a step further with chips that show the technology's practicality.http://phys.org/news/2013-07-silicon-oxide-memories-transcend-hurdle.html
Nanophysics Tue, 09 Jul 2013 12:05:19 EDTnews292590306Harnessing the potential of quantum tunneling: Transistors without semiconductors(Phys.org) —For decades, electronic devices have been getting smaller, and smaller, and smaller. It's now possible—even routine—to place millions of transistors on a single silicon chip.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-harnessing-potential-quantum-tunneling-transistors.html
Nanophysics Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:37:04 EDTnews291033414New method to distinguish between neighboring quantum bits may bring us closer to large-scale quantum computersResearchers at the University of New South Wales have proposed a new way to distinguish between quantum bits that are placed only a few nanometres apart in a silicon chip, taking them a step closer to the construction of a large-scale quantum computer.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-method-distinguish-neighboring-quantum-bits.html
Quantum Physics Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:01 EDTnews290711162Breakthrough allows fast, reliable pathogen identificationLife-threatening bacterial infections cause tens of thousands of deaths every year in North America. Increasingly, many infections are resistant to first-line antibiotics. Unfortunately, current methods of culturing bacteria in the lab can take days to report the specific source of the infection, and even longer to pinpoint the right antibiotic that will clear the infection. There remains an urgent, unmet need for technologies that can allow bacterial infections to be rapidly and specifically diagnosed.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-breakthrough-fast-reliable-pathogen-identification.html
Analytical Chemistry Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:45:45 EDTnews290267138Material scientists build ferroelectric memory device based on light response(Phys.org) —Researchers in Singapore, with assistance from materials scientist Ramamoorthy Ramesh, of the University of California, have succeeded in building a prototype ferroelectric memory device that uses light to read its polarity. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the team describes how they built their device and its properties.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-material-scientists-ferroelectric-memory-device.html
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